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Wtfiingtox MWGQ-nouND Mj J4M ORCW PCARSON I :«l ... J sShm Washington, D. C. FOl'R STARS FOR CLARK The name of the seventh full gen eral of the war will soon be sent to the senate for confirmation—Lieut. Gen. Mark Clark, commander of Allied torces in Italy. Clark has been considered the hard-luck general—through no fault at his own The public doesn't real ize it, but Clark has trained division after division in Italy, only to have them transferred to other more pressing war theaters. Many of his former troops bore the brunt of the landing in Normar.dy. He also trained most of the men who landed along the French coast near Cannes and Marseilles. It is no longer a military secret that Clark and his V. S. troops are now bearing the brunt of the Italian war. Thf British have largely pulled out of Italy for the Balkans. Clark has a few Poles, Brazilians and some Indian troops, but the main lighting is being done by Americans. The full generals now on ac tive duty in the l\ S. army are Generals Marshall. Eisenhower. Mac Arthur, Stilwell, Arnold and Malin Craig. The latter, having been retired after serving as chief ol' staff, was recalled to active duty in the war depart ment, where he heads a person nel board. In addition, two other full gen erals are on the retired list, John J. Pershing and Peyton C. March, the latter chief of staff in the last war—both, imidental ly, hitter personal enemies. With Clark, this w:ll make a total of seven full generion active duty, plus two retired full generals. It is interesting to note that, prior to 1930. there had been onh six oth er full generals in ail the history of the Unite I States. George Wash ington, for instance, nev r be came a full general, even though •■•ongress made it possible for him to do so Other full generals have neen I'lysses S Grant, William T. Sherm.in. Philip H S ori l.in, all of the Civil war armie- plus World war leaders Tusker H B.;s, Charles P. Sun-merall and .1 m 1.. Hines. NllTI) Considerable debate has been going on in tup mili tary circles over what assign ment Gen. "Vinegar Joe" Stil well should set when he finishes his California var.itinn. It was planned to put Stilwell in com- j niand of a specially trained army to land in the China coast. However, some promts, keeping him in Ihe war department to replace Lieut. Gen. Hen I. ear as commander of ground forces. • STALIN ANI) l>K C.AILLi: li "an now be ro\ n;.■ I tr.it one of the foremost quo.-'. ~r.s . n the agenda of the Stalin, de Gaulle con ferences in M >scow was t'e vital problem of "what t d with Ger mun> after the war." Ruth Stalin and de Gaulle are for a hard peace, want to see Germany's war-it king powers destroyed completely. One significant proposal taken to Moscow by de Gaulle calls f r the use of German industry after the war for the rehabilitation of all wrecked French and Russian fac tories. railroads, slipping. Also lie proposes using German mines to replenish Soviet and French storks of raw materials depleted by war. On this Stalin was in complete agreement. NOTE Stalin strengthened Russian influence in France by his invitation to de Gaulle. French diplomats believe there is now less ehance of Britain forming a Western bloc in Eu rope composed of Britain, France, Belgium, Holland, Nor way and Denmark—a bloc which tlie Kremlin looks upon with sus pieion. • • • MERR Y-GO-ROI'ND C. When announcement was made in the senate that Pijsident Roosevelt had nominated world-renowned poet and Librarian of Congress Archi bald MacLeish to be assistant secre tary of state, jne wit cracked "From now on, all treaties negoti ated by the state department will be written in iambic pentameter." C. Winter difficulties in shipping sup plies to Russia through the Arctic sea, combined with the establish ment of Allied control of the entire Mediterranean area, are resulting in Allied pressure upon Turkey to ; open the Dardanelles. This would permit shipment of supplies to Rus sia's Black Sea ports, and mean the saving of thousands of miles of wa ter and overland travel from the Persian gulf up through Iran and Southern Russia. fl. When Larry Fly resigned from the FCC and moved to New York, he took up residence at the Lorn bardy apartments. A neighbor in the building is Wall Street lawyer Eugene L. Garey, who master-mind ed the smear-Fly campaign of Con gressman Cox's house committee which investigated the FCC not long ago. 4At the Court St. James, U. S. ambassadors usually bow to British custom and wear knee breeches, thaugh Ambassador Charley Dawes rebelled, and wore ordiv.y long pants. i THF! nWltl'KV RKIMIRTFR. I) ANM'RY. N. \. TIH'RSI)A Y. PECKMUKR 2«. 1011 'Mystery Army' Hammers at Nazi Fortifications J J J I.ieut. Gen. William 11. Simpson, upper left, commander of the Ninth army, called the "Mystery army" due to secrecy surrounding its movements since its capture of Le Havre. Lower left, shows the "Weasel," one of the reasons given for the rapid advance of the Ninth army. Lower right, General Eisenhower talks | to the men of the t;;»th infantry division of the Ninth army. I'pper right, a sniper search is conducted by ! members of the Ninth army, during mop-up operations in Geilenkirchen, Captured German Underground Aircraft Plant Above photo shows division of the largest aircraft manufacturing syndicate in France, which was driven underground bv bombs of the I', S. army Bth air force. The underground cave was located at St. Astier, cov ering half a million feet of Door space. The cave was captured by Maquis troops on IMlav, and is now beinj used by the Allies. Meals are served within the cave. \ouiig China Srrking Iho Light Voir'? C'tina learns to sin?, upper left, and receives instructions in workings and usage of electrical gadgets, upper right. Not all is play, however, as shown in lower photograph, where young China Is lined up on their way to the cotton mills to do their share in driving out the Japs front their homeland. Pick on Someone Your Size! lllliffl^B■ MESSSUmmm .- X*#*: lOjL An interesting sidelight of the New York Poultry show was this would-be "battle" between a White Plymouth Rock cockerel and a White Rose Comb bantam. Even though the cock has his leg raised in a threatening gesture, he thought better of his action in picking on his tiny bantam opponent. ; Brothers Act Again f , CoastKuardsman August K. ('ami niti balances his brother, Army Corp. Peter A. Caminiti, on one hand in an exhibition of muscular control, when they met on a troop transport. The Caminitis of Brook lyn played prewar vaudeville but now entertain Gls with their act*. 'Produce or Fight' ■y % James G. Byrnes, above, War Mo bilization director, who recently is* sued a call (or drafting of all 26 to 37« year-old non-defense workers. Wai work or war, he demands. Finger snap in the Face: In the Stork Club actress Joy Hodges was irked when a deb (from the neck up) bothered a fellow at their table for a dance. "Oh," said Hodges, "go ahead and dance with I the dolly with the hole in the head!" Rufus Le Maire, the 20th Century- Fox exec, is liked in Hollywood be cause he can be kidded about his funny face and laugh, too. Rufe himself tells of the time in the Brown Derby when he an nounced: "I'm going to New Vork tomorrow for some new faces." "Be sure," heckled Wilson Miz ner, "and bring one back for your self!" It was at a vcddy swank poddy. A veddy indignant woman ap proached a distinguished looking man and panted: "I've never bean ! so insulted in all my life! That hod dible person over there just called me a floozy!" The old chap (a colonel) patted her shoulder gently. "I wouldn't," he comforted, "take that so seri ously if I were you, my dear. Look at me. I've been out of the Army for ten years—and they still call me a colonel!" When a detachment of Wrens re cently took over an old building in a small English town they tacked up the conventional sign: "Admiral- 1 ty—No Admittance!" Beneath which a clown scribbled: "Wrens Nesting." At Gilmore's they were gabbing , about an international socialite (now j in her 80s) who for many years gar- t nercd reams of publicity by claim ing to have retained her "joie de j vivre" by standing on her head sev- I eral minutes daily. "Tell me," said Les Brown to an intimate of the old darling, "does she still practice standing on her i head?" "Heck, no!" was the retort. "She j has all she can do just to stand oo her feet!" It happened over at Columbia stu dios the other day. They were film ing a big mob sccng having to do with Britain. An nss't waved some of them away. "That goes for you, too!" he barked at a man watch ing it all. "Why me?" he queried. "Because," said the ass't, "you don't look British enough!" "I don't have to look British!" replied the boss of the studio. "I'm Harry Cohn!" Overheard: "He's in Washington —flying a desk!" Uroaihtay llalhul: So ICC IIW lllippy t" r o hull' wllllc . . . Anil found the town a gay, exciting place, Hul halt/linens, of course, goes mil ol s />/■ .tin/ manic Ira res o Iresli, enchanted tare: Ami now llie nights are portents of dismas Anil inns lime lost their color anil their hire Anil we who 111111 so many things to sa\ Are silent chihlren, sullen and unsure. So goes it . . . unit our lesson must he learned Thai rupture lades and muckers is cold . . . That li/e h'dils mans bridges to he hurried And /iddlers ask their pay in purest gold . , . And those who play at lore must he aware That paths are rough und brambles scratch and tear! —Dan H'ahn. ] Midtown Vignette: They would have you belicv» it actually hap- j pened to Earl Benham, who tailors 1 the dandies about town. . . . Earl j himself is his best ad—always im- ! maculately Lucius-Beebe'd . . The other day he was lazying in his lim ousine waiting for a friend in front of his elegant apartment house A huge, plump, costly cigar in his teeth and his jewelry flashing in the sun. . . . Looking at him (as though transfixed) was a has-been in tat ters. . . . Benham kept pufling on his seegar, trying not to notice the fellow, who kept looking and look ing and looking at him. . . Finally he caught Earl's eye and quipped; "Are you happy?" The Late Watch: Ingrid Hallen, named managing- editor for the new mag, This Month (due soon), and Curt Riess, the author-correspond ent, were just divorced. He soon goes overseas again. She just signed him up for articles!'. . . The soda jerker in the drug store at 55th and 6th Avenue is an ex-middleweight champ from Calif. Sallies In Our Alley: Frisco, the stuttering comic, walked into a swank clothier's and asked: "H-H-H- How m-nvm-much f-f-f-for a w-w-w --w-winter overcoat?" ... A starchy floorwalker, in his best frigid tones, said: "$225" . . . "N-n-never m-m --mind," stammered Joe, walking out, "I'll hear it on the r-r-r-radio!" . . . Asked what she thought of a new show, Dorothy Parker said: "Well, all in all, it left one thing to be desired." . . . "And," queried her friend, "what was that?" . . . "My money back," said Dorothy. i CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT SALESMAN WANTED UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITY Salesman to represent Manufacturer's Ns tiun.illy-known "Essential" line. Full tlir.« or side line. Weekly drawing ngnlnst eral commission. No Investment. Samples compact. Work small or large established territory. No experience our line required. Car necessary. Permanent. Replies confl dentlal. 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SNAPPY FACTS ABOUT t) RUBBER Commercial motor vehicles in the U. S., based on gasoline allotments, are expected to run 56 billion miles a year. Reduced to truck tire wear, that represents a tremendous number of tires. The rubber used In gas mosks is now 100 per cent synthetic. Mover uso a tube in a tire larger, or smaller, than that for which it was designed by the manufacturer. Premature failure will result if you do. to return full mileage, syn thetic tubes must be lubrt catcd with vegetable oil soep solution when mounted on rims. BEGoodricSi j ■ -4 I How To Relieve Bronchitis Creomulslon rel.eves promptly be cause it goes rmhi to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel S:erin lnden phlegm, and aid nature o soothe and heal raw, tender, in flamed bronchial mucous mem branes. Tell your druggist to sell you a bottle of Creomulsion with the un derstanding you must like the way ft quickly allays the cough or you are to have your money back. 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